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My comments about the motion were simply that no RTR model with the authentic vertical cylinder motion from that era has ever been produced and making it functional , robust enough not to snap at the slightest provocation and aesthetically accurate would be essentially impossible, not that the motion should prototypically transmit motive power to the wheels

I hope I'm wrong - I'd love to see it doen as a RTR model by Hornby. My feeling is that as it was single loco, running along an extremely limited georgraphical area for an extremely limimted time. Now, you could get around that by including it on preserved railways etc, but i can't see a production run of 1000 models or so being bet on that one. I also think that there would need to be a totally and utterly unique system for the connecting rods from the vertical cylinders which would be both complex, hard to make and extremely delicate if they possess anything like a prototypical appearance. Those two things combined (limited appeal, engineering challenges) i think would strike out 'Sans Pareil' from consideration. As i've said, I would be happy to buy one should it be made, but I cannot see it happening unfortunately.

Well, how about this - Planet’ as a possibility. If ‘planet’, ‘Lion’ or Sans Pareil (which is just too ridiculous an idea to suggest seriously) were to come along then I’d be highly highly tempted

Ive picked up 2 because I think they would look better behind my planned Rocket ‘back and forth’ ride for my fictional preserved railway than the full yellow covered coaches. incidentally, if anyone wants to sell me one of the new ‘Rocket’ locos by itself with no coaches then please PM

as far as I know, at this period, the class system was based upon stagecoaches and primarily related to the speed at which the coaches were operated on the L&M - First class coaches were non-stop, second class had some intermediate stop, and third class was the ‘local’ service stopping everywhere. After a while, it was decided that having the trains stop everywhere and have different specifications of coach was more profitable. hence, I don’t think that there was actually a physical difference between second and third class L&M carriages at the start, at least

Just purchased one of my own for £250 from eBay. I’ve adored the models I’ve seen in the flesh, so I’m looking forward to mine being in my hands

It’s a setting which is default turned off. You also have to download the various apps to use before anything will happen. for my part, I’ll be downloading the app and using it when it becomes available in the U.K. (as I understand things a hybrid between the centralised and decentralised systems is being created which will contain the accuracy and data gathering abilities of the centralised method with the security of the decentralised one) and id encourage everyone else to do it as well. The more data that scientists have, the better. as for it being a “train wreck”, surely a properly working app is better than one which doesn’t work? And why is it bad that people have admitted a mistake and are trying again? I don’t get the problem myself

Bluebell has given a provisional opening date of 7th August on Instagram. Rallies with what I’ve heard about the SVR etc

If you want bad multiplayer then join an F1 2019 lobby. Most of the people on there have figured out how to hit you to pitch you off the track and have you be blamed for it by the system. i don’t go on there much anymore...

In my defence, a serach for 'Warley 2020' in the search box came up with no results and nothing was showing up as being a relevant topic for the past 7 hours in the 'new contents' tab, so mea culpa.

Regrettable, but inevitable unfortunately https://www.thewarleyshow.co.uk/

Severn Valley is looking to reopen early August And the R&ER in early July, but I believe both dates are subject to a fair amount of adjustment based on circumstances

I’ve just preordered my digital copy of F1 2020 Schumacher edition. Am actually very excited about the new ‘My Team’ feature as well as having a go at the new racetracks that won’t appear in real life this year

Yup, easier to get a BR green one and repaint it methinks

Hornby have done a Garter Blue no valance A4 - but I rather suspect that is is a little pricey for a chop and change job: https://railsofsheffield.com/products/37341/Hornby-r3771-oo-gauge-1-1-collection-limited-edition-bittern-lner-blue-class-a4-twin-tendered-4-6-2-steam-locomotive-no-4464

It does, hence the confusion, but the documents I found online indicate that it was in fact a corridor tender http://www.doncasterworksrecords.org.uk/Part-30.html

Mr Musgrave modelled a few of the engines for his Southern region layout, including seagull https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/grahammuz.com/2011/09/26/talking-stock-2-the-1948-locomotive-exchange-trials/amp/ I’m uncertain (and please someone correct me if I’m wrong) but I believe that Seagull was at the time a double chimneyed garter blue loco mated to a non corridor tender. The rearMost panel of the tender was cut down on all A4s participating in the exchanges to give greater clearance, so a bit of modding will be required EDIT: Scratch that, done a bit of research and at the time of the trials she was attached to tender 5325 which had a corridor connection.

I’ve been getting some virtual work done on some PB&SSR electrics. Very happy with the look - and I’ve now designed a layout for them to run on For those who might be interested, please be aware that this is NOT the model on sale in my shop - if you order you will receive a most inferior model! I’m still tweaking these right now, so they aren’t available quite yet

Having recently got it into my head to purchase the ‘Ghosts of Aberglaslyn’ book about the P&BSSR I’ve got it into my head to build a layout depicting the railway. one thing that has been made clear to me though, is that the models I have for the locos from the P&BSSR are only approximate examples which can now be improved upon. so I’m asking you all for some help if I can. I’m going to be using an 0-4-0 chassis for the updated kits and I’ve already homes in on the Fiddletown and Copperopolis chassis along with the outside framed 0-4-0 diesel from minitrains. Would anyone happen to have The dimensions of these chassis or be able to recommend a viable alternative for me? once again, a big thank you to everyone who has made purchases! I would however, encourage you at this time to either save your money for yourselves or to donate it to a food charity/front line medical workers until the immediate crisis has passed. Fortunately this is a hobby for me, so my livelihood does not count on sales. There are folks out there who need the money far more than I! all the best, C

I’ll take ten!

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Ffestiniog and WHR, along with NYMR railway have all asked for funds too

For me, it’s an appreciation of the more remarkable people and businesses out there. I ordered some warhammer stuff from Games workshop on Monday afternoon - they immediately closed down on Tuesday in response to the order for non essential businesses to shut, but gawd bless them, they had somehow managed to pick and dispatch my order in the meantime. for those not in the know, GW is a company approximately the size of Hornby, so I can imagine that they had a small number of orders to get through to achieve this

Been thrown in at the deep end at all of the exhibitions that I’ve operated a layout at. I was for a couple of years a member of the ‘Desperados’ - a gang operating the County Gate, Cliffhanger and Bratton Fleming layouts. All three were nominally computer controlled for realistic operation, but I’m glad to say that I was able to step in to manually run trains when the inevitable error occurred (although I should add that such errors were honestly less frequent than that last sentence makes it seem). It took a moment or two to get a hang of what I was doing, but once that was achieved, getting the trains to ‘look’ realistic going around was not too tricky. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I achieved prototype practice, but nothing jarred at all. A little time to consider, some excellent design work on the part of the builder and a decent overall set up goes a long way to making the lot look good and run well.

the fatality percentage is based upon early and highly suspect figures (W.H.O themselves are the source for that assertion) because of the large number of people who suffer only mild symptoms and will never seek treatment/formal diagnosis of Covid19, this will lower the fatality percentage considerably once it can be factored in. ive also seen unattributed sources which state that of the 80,000 + cases diagnosed, approximately 35,000 people have already made a total and complete recovery.